362 MR. ii. JACOBY OX THE [Mar. 7, 



Malacosoma apicipenne, sp. n. (Plate XXI. fig. 3.) 



Black, the apex of the elytra and the ahdomen flavous ; 

 thorax subquadrate, very finely punctured ; elytra more strongly 

 and extremely closely punctiu:ed, the interstices finely rugose. 



Length 8 millim. 



Of elongate and parallel shape ; the head with a few minute 

 punctures, frontal elevations broad and transverse ; clypeus very 

 narrow, in shape of a ridge, the middle portion broad and extending 

 upwards ; labrum piceous, margined with flavous ; antennae rather 

 short and robust, black, the third joint one half longer than the 

 second, tlie fourth as long as the pi-eceding two joints together, the 

 terminal two joints more elongate ; thorax subquadrate, one-half 

 broader than long, the sides rounded, anterior angles with a small 

 tubercle, the surface rather convex, black and shining, finely but 

 not closely punctured ; scutellum triaugidar, broad', impunctate ; 

 elytra elongate and parallel, black, extremely closely and distinctly 

 punctured, the punctures of different sizes, the interstices finely 

 wrinkled and rugose, the apex flavous ; below and the legs black, 

 clothed with grey rather long pubescence, all the tibia? mucronate : 

 the anterior coxal cavities open. 



Hah. Moliro, Congo (Duvivier). Belg. Mus. collect, and my 

 own. 



LUPEEODES SULFUEIPEimiS, Sp. n. 



Black, the basal joints of the antennae and the legs fulvous ; 

 above pale flavous ; the head and thorax impunctate ; elytra 

 extremely finely and closely punctured. 



Length 9 millim. 



Broadly ovate ; the head impunctate, fulvous at the vertex, the 

 lower portion flavous, frontal ele\ations trigonate, distinct, clypeus 

 triangularly convex ; antennae black, the lower three joints fulvous, 

 third joint twice as long as the second, one-half shorter than the 

 fourth ; thorax nearly twice as broad as long, the sides moderately, 

 the posterior margin more strongly rounded, the anterior angles 

 thickened, not produced, the surface impunctate, flavous ; scutellum 

 and elytra of the same colour, the elytra minutely and very closely 

 punctured, their epipleurae very broad at the base, continued below 

 the middle ; the breast and abdomen black, clothed w ith fine 

 flavous pubescence ; legs fuh ous, all the tibiae with a distinct spine, 

 the metatarsus of the posterior legs longer than the following joints 

 together; anterior coxal cavities open. 



Mab. Port Alfred, South Africa (Riv. OKeil). 

 A broadly ovate species, of which 1 received a single specimen 

 sent by the Eev. T. O'lS^eil from S. Africa. 



OoTHECA l.s:tipenkis, sp. n. 



Black, lower part of the face flavous ; thorax subquadrate, pale 

 fulvous, impunctate ; elytra of the same colour, shining, without 

 punctures. 



